Abstract. The article analyses the factors of a university’s educational environment that influence the formation of soft skills in students, which include communication, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, time management, leadership and teamwork. The formation of soft skills in future teachers during their studies at university is a pressing psychological and pedagogical problem, which dictates the need to revise traditional approaches to professional training of students in pedagogical fields of study at university. The purpose of the study is to analyse the psychological factors of the educational environment of a university as predictors of the formation of soft skills in students, as well as to substantiate the need and importance of their formation in students of pedagogical fields of study. The stated goal involves the use of research methods: analysis, generalisation, classification of the main positions available in

modern scientific publications. The author emphasises the importance and necessity of creating a favourable supportive environment for the development of soft skills, which is a prerequisite for preparing students for future pedagogical activity. The development of soft skills will allow teachers to effectively cope with professional tasks, as well as interact in the space of pedagogical communication.

 

Keywords: social skills, communication skills, soft skills, development of soft skills, psychological factors, students-teachers, educational process